New-York tribune., 1887-05-15
JOHN HARVARDs NEWPORT FAMILY
SOON TO OCCUPY A HANDSOME HOUSE.
THE HARVARD CLUBS PROSPEROUS HIsToRY-ITS
NEW ouARTERA IN TWENTY-THIkD.ST.

THE HARVARD CLUBS PROSPEROUS HIsT0RY-IT6
NEW QUARTERS IN TwENTY-THIED-sT
|, John Harvard's family In this city has grown 30
rapidly OF late years that 1t is now going to house
keeping, and some time In the middle OF this month
the members OF the Harvard Club will formally open
their clubhouse at No. IL West Twenty
The Cambridge pioneers in this direction and
the college men Of this city, particularly the graduates
of Columbia, Princeton and Yale. will watch the ex-
pertinent with great interest Secretary Smith, of the
Harvard Club says that there are now about 1000
graduates of Harvard living In and around this city,
and that about vnehalf OF them are members of1the
CLUB Each year the number of young graduates who
fock here grows larger, and 1t was their account
Largely that the club began to think seriously about
having home, that the Young men would not stray
into the folds of the University Club the Calumet and
other clubs and so lot their devotion their alma
mater cool from generalization. But OF course the
principal object In view to bud up the club and
make It more of social and strengthen its in
q .ence while aiding the university.
The club was always influential organization here
and always included msny prominent men In this
city II was founded In 1865, and among its founders
were Frederick A. Lane, John o. Stone, the Rev. DIR.
Samuel Osgood, DR.. Henry w. Bellows, Albert Z.
Hasetine. William A. Worthen and others. The Rev.
Dr. Osgood was the first president The meetings
were first held in near Eighthst and Fourth
ave.. and later in Demoncos In Fourteonth-st. Ihere
were not many members in those days. but they man
aged to have pretty jolly times at their monthly re-
unions aud annual dinners on the night OF Washing
tons Birthday. For two years the club has held ts
monthly reunions in the theatre OF the uniyersi.y
Club but recently at Delmonicos in Twenty
In 1872 the club had only 80 me mbers but In lSIo
the membership went up to 49, and In isoo 10 ziv: ~
In 1885 it had reached Az and now there are 4'o
members on the rolls.
This constantly growing membership set some men,
brs of the club to thinking three years ago about
clubhouse, and some prominent members oil the clue
began to ag:tate the idea committee was appointed
to feel the clubs puseon the subject, ana the circu
lars sent received the approval oil about twothrds
OF the members. 1t was thought best however to lay
grew stronger and took definite shape last January,
when men like Edmund Wetmore, president OF the
club C. Bea%an dws1d sd enpEeSdh R Hndrc W. James r
Kilbreth, T. Frank Brownell, Albert g. Bro"n' yr.s
CamilIus G. Kidder DR.. +. NJ. Weld, william Mont
pomely IT, w. A. Purrington, Evart >: Wendeii,
Riley 4. Brick, George S. Greene. jr, Edward I.
Paris, James w. Hawes Edward King, Nathan,ei A.
Prentss, Eugene ID. Hawkins and Samuel G Vrd~ay
VINO are the incorporatOrs, and others pusned the
matter actively and in the same month II Was decSed
TO lease q house The brownsIone-front house az NO.
IL West Twentysecond,'t. was nxed on and '"o "
welkuown members OF the club leased IT In tner own
names tor two years. Requests were then sent OUT 10
the members OF the cao to subscribe TO guar
fund. Tho answers received placed the hnancai saa
Of the venture beyond all doubt, aud preparations
were entered have the clubhouse ready or occu
pancy by the middle OIL May - . :.
The house is connected with Clark'S RESTAURANT III
T ventythrd ST.. and Is OF an attractive 70" OK
brownstone mansions the north side OF inc street.
IL is only few doors from tifth-afe; Inc puiuins
Ia twenty i've feet wide and is unusually deep ana mas
four stories OF rooms tor club purposes Inc lower
door will be used for the restaurant aud CLARK VIII 90
the caterer The rooms the second hoor wiii be
used Tor "A receptionroom, smoking-r0om ana hprary'
The rooms ON the two upper floors will be let to mem
bers The entrance Zee has been placed at sIO tne
dues at $50 Tor those who have been out oil college
five wears and go tor all others. An impetus was
also eiyeu to the club by the addition OF n0nresdeno
memIers many OF whom have been recently taken Ia.
Among some OF these Martin Brimmer' d. Q Adams
Serretarv Endicott ana Professor Alexander AtassH'
Of the Corporation Charles Francis Adams Collector
Saltonstali Henry Cabot Lodge. John 4. Morse, jrs
and Solomon Lincoln. OF tho Overseers.
Tho cub,s list of presidents is DIR. Osgood, Fred
erick A. Lane John o. Stone, Dr. Henry W. Bellows,
James c. Carter. William G. Choate, Joseph IL:
Choate John o. Sargent Dr. Francis W. Weld and
Charles c. Beaman. The present officers arc: Pres-
ident Edmund Wetmore; vlcc-uresidents, Ed Is.
Andrews Edward l.. Psrls, John = White Dr'
Atthnr Brooks and Louis &. Lcdyard secretarys
Nathaniel 5. Smith, and treasurer, William Mont
0omerV ir,